Questions tagged [uv]
UV mapping is the process of taking a three-dimensional mesh (X, Y and Z coordinates) and unwrapping it to a flat two-dimensional image (U and V coordinates), in order to texture the 3D model with 2D images. Use this tag for questions pertaining to UV's and UV mapping.
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Why are my textures pink? [duplicate]
Basically, I applied my textures by taking each individual object, unwrapping it in the uv editor, then opening up an image in the uv editor and it would apply the texture in the 3D editor. However, ...
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Blender won't display texture, even in UV editor, Using a PNG (screen shot included)
I have this scene where I modeled a tank for Unity, it is two objects, a top and a body. I unwrapped them in blender, made textures in zbrush, Now I want to make sure the seams look alright in blender ...
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UV mapping not filling faces
I have tried to map this simple object, but the uv mapping does not correspond to what i see in the textured object. It cuts the image a bit on top and a bit on the bottom of the faces. It does not ...
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Sticky Selection Mode has no effect on random proportional editing in UV Editor
After UV mapping the default cube, I have
I keep the Sticky Selection Mode setting in the UV Editor header on Shared Location ...
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How to export to .obj with separate map-channels?
I'd like to export a .blend file with a UV-mapped texture, a displacement map and a normals map in 3 separate channels to an .obj file. Tried it with 3 UV Maps in 'Object data' but only 1 map will be ...
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How can I add UV coords to a mesh from script?
I am adapting an old script to Blender 2.6, the script reads mesh data from a custom file type and then creates a mesh array with that data.
I managed to make almost all of it, but U can't set the UV ...
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Make a seamless, continuing texture on two separate models
I've made a simple test texture:
... and a simple test model. Combined, they look like: (in Unity)
The image above shows two of my test objects. The left-most one is fine to me, but the right isn't. ...
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What is the best way to get image from vertex group?
I have a UV unwrapped plane and some faces assigned in Vertex Group. What is the best way to get an image from this data? Maybe a bLack and white image, it would best if it could be scripted in the <...
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Simple UV Mesh Unwrapping Scale issue
I'm having problems using the UV mapping in blender 2.67. Specifically, I am trying to unwrap a really simple mesh, but the UV map is still giving me a net where some of the boxes are completely out ...
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Exporting UV coordinates by face elements
I'm trying to write my own export script, and I'm not sure how to reference the uv coordinates as an element array, similar to how .obj format works (ie. you have a list of all uv coordinates "vt s t" ...
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Adding Labels, Angles, Domains on Objects for Making Math Models
I am very new to Blender. I have been looking for a program to create a model for visualizing different math concepts. Blender looks promising as it provides the possibility for not only this, but ...
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Is there a way to have default mesh objects come with premarked UV unwrapping seams?
I was thinking it might be useful to have default mesh object such as cubes, cylinders or other objects like the platonic solids etc from addons to default to come with premarked UV unwrapping seams ...
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Why doesn't my unwrapped model appear in the UV Editor?
I'm trying to unwrap a cube (I know, super complicated). I've got the seams marked, the UV editor open in a 2nd window, and all the geo highlighted. When I tell the cube to unwrap nothing happens. ...
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UV Mapping behaves very weirdly
I was trying to texture a car, but then I realized that some faces dont have their UV map applied.
I cant really explain what's happening. It looks like that there are two kinds of groups; when I ...
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How can I convert a UV map into a mesh?
Blender 2.7 is going to support sewing. It makes sense to be able to unwrap an object (clothes) in to a 2d pattern, orientate the 2d panels around the body and then 'sew' it back together to simulate ...
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Using the 'Project from view' option for unwrapping? [closed]
I have ready eyes (a mirrored pair of eyeballs) with an annular section coloured by a material. I want the annulus to serve as the iris. So I got a jpg image of the iris from an eye photo and want ...
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Why did the texture I painted in texture paint mode disappear?
I was following a tutorial on how to use the Texture Paint feature on blender so I could paint on a terrain I am modeling.
I was successful to paint the whole terrain with beautiful, exuberant ...
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Using Alpha Textures doesn't work properly [duplicate]
I'm trying to mix to shaders with the use of an alpha texture. I UV unwrapped the cube and adjusted the mapping but it still doesn't work.
On the top of the cube there should be a P with the Glossy ...
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How to render low resolution textures [duplicate]
I have a low resolution image. It is 16 by 16 pixels. I want to use this texture in cycles. When I apply this texture to a mesh it becomes blurry. This is because blender uses linear pixel blending, I ...
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Python - move UV for selected items
I want to use python to move the UVs of the selected objects. I am having trouble with moving the UVs. When I run my script I moves the objects instead, not the UVs. All object have exactly 1 UV map.
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Clearest quality format for UV images
I just need to know what format to export my images in before loading them into my blender file, so when I export the video my images don't come out blurred or fuzzy
Whats the best quality format, ...
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Blender 2.69 Properly Export UV Maps Using Python
I'm currently working on my custom format exporter form blender and have hit some kind of a speed bump... Through tons of experimentation I have finally found that UV data is stored in:
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Smart UV project unmapping outside of UV space
I am unwrapping a mesh using the Smart UV Project unwrapper. When I unwrap my mesh some of the UVs are outside of the UV grid. This is undesirable for the following reasons:
tileable textures will ...
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Select multiple overlapping islands in UV Editor?
I want to select multiple overlapping islands all at once in UV Editing mode. 3dsmax can do this by clicking and dragging a window around my element, but I couldn't find a comparable function in ...
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How can I triangulate a mesh without changing the object?
I have to triangulate the object's mesh because the format I export to only understands triangles. Now I not only want to export geometry but also the uv-mappings for the mesh. Let's call the ...
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Collada exporter generates too many UVs
I have a model with only 98 vertices. When I export it to Collada with Blender 2.64, it generates a Cube_001-mesh-map-0-array with 768 entries, that is, 384 UVs. I've checked the UV map, but it doesn'...
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Unwrapping the inside of a barrel
I'm trying to UV unwrap the inside of a barrel I made.
The problem is, when I select the inside of my barrel, and use the
Mesh > UV Unwrap... > Cylinder Projection, I get a weird unwrapped form. How ...
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How to properly unwrap my mesh?
Is there a way to automatically unwrap my character? If not, is there a tutorial or something?
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UV unwrapping of complex possibly concave polygons
Suppose I have a flat surface that looks like a T-junction. There are at least three ways to do it:
Single concave polygon
Several convex polygons
Several convex quads
(note that the right polygon ...
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New Import script: creating UV coordinates
I'm writing a new import script from DSON (DAZ Studio json-based format) to Blender. I've got the vertexes and faces in, but I'm having difficulty generating ...
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Seamless UV Texture?
I'm creating a model of a road to use in Unity. The edges need to be able to tile so I can link multiple parts together. I made a UV map and edited it in Gimp. I used the seamless filter in gimp to ...
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Render not showing UV texture
I have added a texture to a cube in the UV editor and it shows up fine in textured view
But when I render it there is no texture
What have I done wrong?
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Add a modifiers uv project with python
Can someone tell me why this code doesn't work?
I would like to use my object "Camera" as a projector in my modifier "UVProject"
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Issues with Shadow Mapping?
I'm trying to get a Shadow map for some armor pieces I made and I've been watching this tutorial on how to do it. But some of the options that I need to use to get a good shadow map aren't showing up ...
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Textures not showing up on objects unless selected in UV editor [closed]
When I assign a texture to an object's material and use UV unwrap it doesn't seem like Blender assigns the texture to the faces as they're not visible in the 3D view. If I use the UV Editor to select ...
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Packing all UV Islands when Draw Other Objects is activated?
I wanted to pack all UV islands from separated meshes at the same time
while the Draw other Objects function is activated.
I already know the function to join the meshes with CtrlJ, but I get size ...
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Blender baking problem
I'm following this article about texturing a model. I'm already in step 30 but when I baked my model, I get these holes between the neck and chest. What causes this?
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Even when not baking and ...
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High Poly Mesh UV Mapping
I am still in the learning stages of Mesh modeling, but I've just sculpted two well looking Mesh Sci-fi helmets and I wish to have them textured by a Friend. I tried to UV map both of them but they ...
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Exporting tiled texture?
I have plane in blender. On that plane I have single texture (512x512) that repeats itself and makes my "floor".
What I would like to do is export somehow new image for further editing. That image ...
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Blender 2.69 Baking issue
I have spent a few days with this issue trying to solve an issue for a work project that needs to be ready in less than a week. I normally dont have a need to bake textures onto models however it is ...
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Unwrap Separate Meshes
I have so many books models to texture. Texturing them one by one will be a pain. Can Blender unwrap two (or more) separate meshes and make them share the same UV grid?
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Character texture is messed up
As you can see above, that is my character, I modeled him, textured him, rigged him, used GLSL texturing, in the game engine, pressed "P," and he looked like this. I don't know what this is, is it ...
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UVs button is missing
I want to export the UV layout of a mesh but I can't seem to find the UVs menu in the image window to save the UV face layout (according to the blender wiki). I could of course use the plain command ...
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How to disable the automatic UV stretching after an image size is changed?
I wanted to ask, if there is a way to disable the automatic UV stretching after an image size got changed?
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How to merge two hand perspectives?
Using 123D catch (creates 3d models from picures) I created two mesh obj of an hand in dorsal perspective (palm down), and another in the palmar perspective (palm up). I'm trying to come up with ...
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Create a new UV map but move the textures with the polygons?
I've imported an object from an 3d data capture program in Blender, which came with an automatically generated UV Map. I'd like to create a new (more sensible) UV map based on the cleaned-up geometry, ...
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Importing UV coordinates
I'm currently writing an import script/addon.
The file format is one vertex per line: x, y, z, u, v
With 3 lines for each triangle (no quads).
So far I've got ...
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How to find the pixels of a texture for a certain face
I'm making a script that determines the color of a face, based on the texture. I have an object that is UV unwrapped and has a texture assigned. What I would like to do is find the pixels that are in ...
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Where can I change the settings for UV unwrap?
Angle based and Conformal for Blender 2.69? Are these still there?
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Find the name of textures linked to an object in python?
How can I find out the name of a texture linked to an object?
Is there an image operator to find this out?
I searched in forums but wasn't able to find a working script, I tried this script:
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